9 awesome free Joomla templates for Joomla 1.5

Finding a great template for your Joomla site can be a challenge. There are tons of free Joomla templates out there, but to be honest: Most of them are junk. Finding quality free Joomla templates is important to ensure you can work smoothly with the content, modules and other extensions you want to include.

In this post I take a look at 9 high-quality free Joomla templates. Made by some of the most renowned template providers in the Joomla community.

All of these templates are made for Joomla 1.5.

As an additional bonus: If you're not sure about what commercial Joomla template provider you want to put your money in, these free Joomla templates will provide a kind of test-run to see how they build their Joomla templates. Who knows, you might end up liking their templates so much that you want the full package. I know I did :)

Here's a comparison chart for the 9 free Joomla 1.5 templates in this post:

Quasar

Description:Quasar is the first Free / GPL Joomla 1.5 template released by RocketTheme to be built with the new Gantry Framework 2.0, that made its initial debut with Dominion Jan 10. With Gantry, Quasar becomes a very powerful and feature rich template, on an almost comparable level with our Club Templates, in terms of functionality.

The Gantry template framework is truly impressive. You can control the template in ways I haven't seen in any Joomla template before.

Afterburner

Description:Afterburner is the fastest Joomla 1.5 template ever and is completely free. The theme balances speed and search engine optimisation with a full feature set. The template is based on the standard SEO layout used in club templates, and is therefore fully dynamic and collapsible.

One of the secrets to the speed of this template is the fact that it uses one (1!) single image file for all design elements. This is accomplished by creatively using the image file as a background image. The image is thus loaded just once in to the browser and shown in different ways. Very nicely done!

Daily Praise News & Magazine Template

Description:Create a news or magazine website quickly and easily with this free Joomla template! Easily switch between these template themes to change the entire feel of your site, then customize to your liking.

Genesis

Description:Genesis is an updated version of our popular Joomla! 1.5 contest entry that we submitted almost three years ago. This free Joomla template is super simple and clean as well as upgraded to support the newest version of Joomla!

Demi

Description:If you're a fan of clean and simple, Demi is for you! Use the Free Demi template for all of your website needs. Demi is a great free Joomla template for just about any website. From non-profit, to corporate blogs.

Admin Praise

Description:AdminPraise features and all new Joomla! administrator layout that's optimized for the web and the iPhone! While using AdminPraise, your Joomla! site transforms when viewed from the iPhone. It also got tips for new Joomla administrators.

DailyPraise Redux

Description:Out with the old, in with the new. DailyPraise Redux is a complete reconstruction of the old version, complete with modern design, code techniques, and compatibilities. An advanced free Joomla template you can enjoy for a long time.

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